Constantia
The Cape's historic sweet-wine enclave, home to Klein Constantia's Vin de Constance, tracked on the WineFortune index
- Producers
- 1
- Wines tracked
- 1
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Constantia is a cool, maritime sub-region on the Cape Peninsula in South Africa's Coastal Region, and one of the oldest wine-growing areas of the southern hemisphere. WineFortune tracks 1 wine here from 1 producer: Klein Constantia, Vin De Constance, a still white with the Wine of Origin (WO) designation.
The area is defined by its sweet white wine made from Muscat de Frontignan, grown on granite and sandstone slopes cooled by ocean breezes from two sides of the peninsula. Vin de Constance revives the fabled Constantia dessert wine prized by European courts in earlier centuries, made in a rich yet fresh, unfortified style.
On the WineFortune index, built from our own trades and listings over 90 days, the median for Vin de Constance stands at €93.33 per 75 cl bottle. Critics aggregated by WineFortune give an average of 97.3 out of 100 across 3 reviews, with a top score of 98, and a median drinking window from 2022 to 2040.
Facts
- Grape
- Muscat de Frontignan
- Style
- Still sweet white, unfortified
- Designation
- Wine of Origin (WO) Constantia
- Climate
- Cool maritime, ocean-cooled peninsula slopes
- Drinking window (median)
- 2022 to 2040
- WineFortune index median
- €93.33 per 75 cl bottle over 90 days
Bottles · 2 · highest score first · seller WineFortune
Every wine under Constantia, whichever sub-region or producer
WhiteKlein Constantia's unfortified sweet Muscat from the slopes of Constantia, the Cape's historic amber dessert wine reborn
WhiteKlein Constantia's unfortified sweet Muscat from the slopes of Constantia, the Cape's historic amber dessert wine reborn
Producers
By the 90-day WineFortune index medianMedians are the 90-day WineFortune index per 75cl, ex VAT, built from WineFortune trades and listings. Wines without a trade or listing are tracked but not indexed.
Wines from Constantia
Questions
What wine does WineFortune track in Constantia?
WineFortune tracks 1 wine from Constantia: Klein Constantia, Vin De Constance, a still sweet white made from Muscat de Frontignan under the Wine of Origin (WO) designation. It is the modern revival of the historic Constantia dessert wine.
What does Vin de Constance cost on the WineFortune index?
The WineFortune index median for Klein Constantia, Vin De Constance stands at €93.33 per 75 cl bottle. The index is built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days.
How do critics rate Vin de Constance?
Critics aggregated by WineFortune give an average score of 97.3 out of 100 across 3 reviews, with a top score of 98. The median drinking window runs from 2022 to 2040.
What makes Constantia distinctive as a wine region?
Constantia lies on the Cape Peninsula, cooled by ocean air on two sides, with vines on granite and sandstone slopes. It is among the oldest wine areas of the southern hemisphere, historically famed for its sweet Muscat wine, which was prized by European courts in earlier centuries.